Rage (Dig)

Lettuce | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Velour Recordings
• ASIN: B001675STE
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,191 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Lettuce is the band and Rage! is this album. A fresh band with funk! Guitarist Eric Krasno says 'This album is a tribute to all the Funk greats. We all grew up through the evolution of Funk into Hip Hop, hearing the original versions as well as the sampled versions. Our versions incorporate both.' Guitarist Adam 'Shmeeans' Smiroff says 'This record is as non-commercial as it gets.' Bassist Erick 'E.D' Coomes adds, 'We called the record Rage! because that's what we do. We're ragers and that's how we got started ...raging.' 14 tracks.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The funk is thick in here..., May 10, 2008

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David Lerner "Occasionally Professional Drumm... (Columbia, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rage (Dig) (Audio CD)

Lettuce is a group of incredibly talented musicians with a deep appreciation for funk music. And they spread the funk thick and dirty on Rage! My introduction to the band was the Live at the Blue Note disc, so this is the first time I've heard them in the studio.

What I like most about Rage! is that the album stands on its own as a solid collection of tunes that'll get your head bobbin' and your booty shakin' to the undeniable groove. However, if you're familiar with their live show, you'll be well aware that they leave plenty of room on the disc to explore the songs further when they hit the stage. I can't wait to catch them on tour, and see how they expand and develop these tunes.

When funk is left in the wrong hands, tragedy can occur. However, when a band like Lettuce comes around to carry the mantle of funk's forefathers, you realize that there is still hope for funk in the world. I can't recommend this disc highly enough...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one got slept on....., December 5, 2008

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This review is from: Rage (Dig) (Audio CD)

...take an old Tower of Power lp, throw in some Curtis Mayfield, shake a dash of JB's, walk down 103rd St in Watts, commit robbery on Soulive and the James Taylor Quartet like you don't care, roll in some Mandrill, Brecker Brothers and Jimmy Castor, then pay homage to the early days of Kool and the Gang and the Ohio Players when they were instrumental groups and that about sums up what Lettuce pulled off with RAGE! The funk is so thick in this CD you will smell like the cigarette smoke in the club when they play a live show. Every song is headbobbin', matchbook cover in the 8-track player, two week old colly greens in the fridge-FUNK.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get On Down!, April 7, 2009

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This review is from: Rage (Dig) (Audio CD)

Get ready to shake your booty on the dance floor . . . haven't heard these kind of vibes since past wedding receptions from the funk years . . .
what a blast ( "blast off" happens to be the first track and how apropos )
if James Brown rated this group's funkiness, it would be 5 stars . . .
long live funk and the foot tapping, booty shaking, hips gyrating fun it naturally conjures . . . this is music meant to be enjoyed for the funky grooves it communicates . . . this group is out to create deep funk grooves and their efforts are commendable and the listening makes you want to "get down" and dance. Recommended!